Getting a foothold in nephrotic syndrome

被引：229

作者：

Somlo, S

Mundel, P

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Nephrol Sect, New Haven, CT 06536 USA

[2] Yeshiva Univ Albert Einstein Coll Med, Div Nephrol, Bronx, NY 10461 USA

来源：

NATURE GENETICS | 2000年 / 24卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1038/74139

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

The podocyte is a highly specialized kidney cell that is essential to the ultrafiltration of blood, resulting in the extraction of urine and the retention of protein. Four studies, the most recent of which is published in this issue of Nature Genetics, indicate its critical role in the pathology of nephrotic syndrome.

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